Training for Certified Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technicians

In the framework of the Montreal Protocol Support Action Program in Georgia, a training for certified technicians in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector was held at the EIEC with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). 

In the framework of the Montreal Protocol Support Action Program in Georgia, a training for certified technicians in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector was held at the EIEC with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

25 pre-selected technicians who have been certified and are permitted to service refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pumps attended the program, which covered both theoretical and practical training. These trainings are critical for reducing the consumption of harmful substances to the environment because they enable service personnel to become more aware of devices that contain hazardous substances.

As a result, the training technicians become information disseminators to end users, assisting the country in meeting its international commitments to reduce ozone-depleting substance emissions and global warming potential.

In accordance with the requirements of the Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances and the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Georgia is committed to developing the country's refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump sectors in accordance with world-class norms and standards. This sector is one of the main consumers of ozone depleting substances and industrial greenhouse gases. In Georgia, as well as all over the world, the sectors of refrigeration equipment, air conditioning, and heat pumps are in a constant process of renewal, in which special importance is attached to the training and retraining of professionals, as it depends on the qualifications of technicians.

Only a technician qualified in line with Georgia legislation has the authority to service refrigeration equipment beginning January 1, 2018. All technicians who service air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and/or pumps that operate on refrigerants less than 3 kg must be certified beginning January 1, 2019. The LEPL EIEC of Georgia's Ministry of Environmental  Protection and Agriculture certifies and issues the required certificate.